The Current from CBC Radio (Highlights)

Danny Wolfe was a larger than life figure. He founded the Indian Posse, a notorious Aboriginal street gang in Winnipeg. Wolfe made national headlines after a brazen escape from a Saskatchewan jail. The Current looks at the life of a modern outlaw.

The Netherlands could soon be leaps and bounds ahead of other countries in populating its highways and byways with electric cars. The Current speaks with a Dutch parliamentarian who's trying to pass a law that would ban gas-powered cars by the year 2025.

Two years ago, 276 Nigerian girls were abducted by Boko Haram from a secondary school in Chibok, Nigeria. Over 200 schoolgirls are still missing. #BringBackOurGirls founder says the international community has not followed up on their promise to help.

A new study suggests princesses in Disney films don't seem to talk as much as male characters. The Current speaks to one of the linguistic researchers who looked at how the gender imbalance animates Disney princess films.

Hundreds-of-thousands of children in Ethiopia are malnourished as famine and a drought grip the country's eastern rim. And as the government appeals for help, there are questions about why after devastating famines in past decades this is happening again.

Across Canada many are asking for help in controlling how they will die. Others find ways to hasten their deaths that won't implicate their families. Journalist Sandra Martin has tracked down many such stories in search of what she calls "A Good Death."

Over the last five years, someone has died at a rail crossing every other day. But the list of 500 most dangerous crossings in Canada has not been shared with the cities where they are. Dave Seglins shares the results from CBC's investigation.

A new study shows the practice of sex selection with a preference for boys in the Indo-Canadian community. In a country where abortion is legal, how can those who believe in the right to choose confront those who use sex selection to abort females?

Attawapiskat is a community in crisis. Aboriginal youth in northern Ontario take their own lives at a rate 50 times the national average. Those trying to save them are begging for help, calling for national action to deal with the mental health emergency.

Terror attacks always grab the headlines when they happen, but after days or weeks the world's attention moves on. The Current speaks with survivors of three terror attacks - in Paris, Kenya, and Oklahoma City - about their experiences and how they cope.

This weekend in Edmonton there was division and disappointment. It's the first time a federal leader has been rejected by a majority of delegates - 52 per cent - at a party's annual convention. With Tom Mulcair voted out, now the NDP needs a new leader.

Tennis star Maria Sharapova is just one of many Russian athletes linked to the banned substance called meldonium this year. The Current looks at meldonium and its effects - on athletes and sports.

The so-called Panama Papers may have revealed more truth about the lifestyles of the rich and famous than TV host Robin Leach ever did. The Current goes inside the minds of the one per cent and looks at how money changes psychology.

As the NDP heads into its convention, Tom Mulcair's leadership isn't the only big question in the room. The Current looks at the NDP's relevance to the future of Canadian politics after a fall election left the country split largely along two party lines.

The anti-LGBT laws passed in the southern U.S. has created a backlash on the part of corporate America. The bill blocks local governments from enacting laws with anti-discrimination protections for LGBT people. We look at the optics for corporate America.